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    Catseye3
    wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 14:10 last edited by Catseye3
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    "Who has Chinese death seeds for August?"

    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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      Mik
      wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:54 last edited by
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      Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Catseye3
        wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:55 last edited by
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        Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:56 last edited by
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          Seems like someone wants to stoke the flames against China, notwithstanding George’s opening reminder, which I agree with,

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:11 last edited by
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            Caution is certainly in order when dealing with packages from an anonymous sender.
            Would love to see the custom declaration forms for those.

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            • C Catseye3
              28 Jul 2020, 16:55

              Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.

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              Loki
              wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:43 last edited by
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              @Catseye3 said in Mystery Seeds from China:

              Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.

              So many basic questions that weren’t addressed. How hard is it to know what it is?

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                Mik
                wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:46 last edited by
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                China has asked for them back for investigation.

                https://www.newsweek.com/china-asks-us-return-mystery-seeds-shipped-multiple-states-will-conduct-investigation-origins-1521097

                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                  Catseye3
                  wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 19:15 last edited by
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                  "Dear Department of Agriculture: Find a clay pot. Put some dirt in it. Plant one of these seeds and watch and see what comes up. NNTTM. Yours sincerely, A Concerned Citizen"

                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                    28 Jul 2020, 16:54

                    Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 21:00 last edited by
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                    @Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:

                    Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?

                    I dunno...Jon has scattered seed around the planet. My understanding is that it was hard work...

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 23:59 last edited by
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                      He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                      • M Mik
                        28 Jul 2020, 23:59

                        He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 02:21 last edited by
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                        @Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:

                        He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

                        That's what she said.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • G George K
                          28 Jul 2020, 14:08

                          Remember: China is an asshole....

                          https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeds-from-china-mysterious-seed-landing-american-mail-boxes-usda-investigating-do-not-plant/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=95279965

                          Agriculture officials in multiple states issued warnings Monday about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them. In Kentucky, the state agriculture department was notified that several residents received unsolicited seed packets sent by mail that appeared to have originated in China, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.

                          The types of seeds are unknown and could be harmful, Quarles said, stressing that they should not be planted.

                          "We don't know what they are, and we cannot risk any harm whatsoever to agricultural production in the United States," he said. "We have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world and we need to keep it that way."

                          Anyone in Kentucky receiving packages of foreign or unfamiliar seeds should contact the state agriculture department immediately, Quarles said.

                          "At this point in time, we don't have enough information to know if this is a hoax, a prank, an internet scam or an act of agricultural bio-terrorism," he said. "Unsolicited seeds could be invasive and introduce unknown diseases to local plants, harm livestock or threaten our environment."

                          Residents of at least eight states have now received suspicious packages of seeds that appear to have originated from China, with officials in each urging people not to plant them, according to the Reuters news agency.

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                          Loki
                          wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 02:47 last edited by
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                          This may be the most stupid mystery of all time.

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                            Horace
                            wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 04:12 last edited by
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                            Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              29 Jul 2020, 04:12

                              Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

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                              Loki
                              wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 11:49 last edited by
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                              @Horace said in Mystery Seeds from China:

                              Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

                              As well as each and each and every.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 4 Aug 2020, 12:38 last edited by
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